I just bought a motorcycle. Admittedly, it was more about fun and less about fuel efficiency, but hey, I can go 160 miles on a tank of gas (3.4 Gallons).
Hey! Enjoy the bike!
On the subject of motorbikes being more economical, I've had a thought that I'd like to share.
Our current stock of production vehicles follow stringent safety rules and crash survivability testing. All of this adds cost to the car
and weight, practically negating all of the technical advances that have occurred over the last 30 years (wrt fuel efficiency/performance). We have cars today that are more powerful than cars of yesterday and still only get the same mileage.
Yet more people are buying motorcycles with the intention of being more economical- foregoing the safety of a car.
Why can't we have micro cars that are not as safe as 'normal' cars, yet efficient enough to keep people on four wheels (or even three)? There should be a waiver that you get to sign when you buy a micro car that says, "I understand this car does not survive crashes like a Buick."
Then off you go to get 45+mpg with your 750cc, 1200lb microcar.
My first four cars were Honda N600 and AZ600s. Great little cars! Where is such a car today?
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